Moving / copying compressed files

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Are the rules for move/copy file or folder on NTFS commpression the same for folder (.zip) compression?

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No, ZIP compression (called Compressed Folders in Windows) is completely different, does not rely on the underlying file system, hence none of the rules for NTFS compression apply.

skully93

I think the rule is if you move it within the same volume, it will retain it's original state. Any other time it inherits the state of the new location.

If I'm wrong on that please correct me, as I hate giving someone an incorrect memory peg!

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skully93 wrote:

I think the rule is if you move it within the same volume, it will retain it's original state. Any other time it inherits the state of the new location.

If I'm wrong on that please correct me, as I hate giving someone an incorrect memory peg!

The question is not what the rules are, but whether it's the same between NTFS compression and Compressed Folders (ZIP files). These are two different types of compression, and the rules you mention apply to NTFS file and folder compression, but not to Compressed Folders.

www.techexams.net/technotes/xp/administration.shtml#compression

raied

Thanks Johan - you are awsome!